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Reference Range	Subject	Dispensation	Commentary
Genesis 1 - 2:3	Creation	Goodness
vs 1-4	The first day		God created the heavens and the earth which was without form, and void. Darkness was upon the face of the deep. God created light to divide the light from the darkness. He called the light day and the darkness night. God noted the divisions of theday of creation by saying repeatedly, "And the evening and the morning were..."
vs 6-8	The second day		God put firmament in the midst of the waters to divide the waters from the waters. God called the firmament heaven.
vs 9-13	The third day		God gathered the waters under the heaven together in one place. He let dry land appear He called the dry land earth. He called the waters Seas. God had the earth bring forth grass, herb yeilding seed after his kind fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind
vs 14-19	The fourth day		God let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night He let them be for signs for seasons for days for years for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth He made two great lights the greater to rule the day the lesser light to rule the night He made the stars also
vs 20-23	The fifth day		God Said Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life God created great whales every creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kink the fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. Every winged fowl after his kind God blessed them, saying, be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the sea, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
vs 24-31	The sixth day		And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle after their kind creeping thing after his kind beast of the earth after his kind (any living creature not otherwise defined) God said,let us make man in our image, after our likeness Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea over the fowl of the air over the cattle over all the earth over the creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. God created he him; male and female created he them God blessed them he said unto them, be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth subdue it have dominion over the fish of the sea over the fowl of the air over every living thing that moveth upon the earth God gave for them to be meat. every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of the earth of every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed. To every beast of the earth, to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, he gave every green herb for meat.
vs 2:1-3	The seventh day		Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. Genesis 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Genesis 2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Genesis 2:3 - 2:25	Adam and Eve	Innocence
Genesis 3:1 - 3:24		Sin	The Fall of Man into Sin Man's fall God judges Adam and Eve leave Eden
Genesis 4:1 - 4:26	Children of Adam and Eve Cain, Abel, Seth	Family
Genesis 5			Genealogies of Cain and Seth
Genesis 6:1-7			The sin and corruption of Man
Genesis 6:8-22			Noah, a man of faith, obeys God and builds the Ark
Genesis 7-8:22		corruption	The universal judgment and flood over the earth
Genesis 9:1-17	The replenishing of man on the earth.	The rule of righteousness by government	The establishment of government and capital punishment, dietary changes, promise of the rainbow.
Genesis 9:18-19:32			The generations of the families of the sons of Noah.
Genesis 11 :1-9			Again the encompassing of man in sin and rebellion. They refused to obey God in dispersing and filling the earth. They built the city of Babel and the tower thereof. This began the division of people by language and was the judgment of the human race for trying to stand as one people against the will of God.
Genesis 11:10-32	The generations from Shem to Abram	[superceded the rule by God]	This genealogy prepares for the introduction of Abram, to carry on the remembrance and worship of the Creator.
Genesis 12	The call of Abram and establishes a covenant with him	A chosen nation and people who were to be separated unto God under a theocracy.	These people were to keep the world in remembrance of the their creator and to be an object lesson as to the benefits of faith and losses resulting from disobedience.
Genesis 13			Abram and Lot
Genesis 14		[later the rejected nation who wanted to be like the world and be ruled by kings who would be corrupted.]	Abram restores Sodom, Lot from war, and tithes to Melchizedek
Genesis 15			Abram is promised a son and reconfirms the covenant.
Genesis 16			Sarai gives Hagar to Abram and Ishmael is born.
Genesis 17			Abram is now called Abraham, for he would be the father of many nations. The covenant is renewed and circumcision is instituted
Genesis 18-19			Abraham intercedes for Sodom. Sodom is destroyed. Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Genesis 20			Abraham, Sarah and Abimelech. Abraham fears Abimelech and denies Sarah is his wife, but Abimelech is rescued from sin with Sarah by the providence of God.
Genesis 21-22	Isaac		Ch 21 - Hagar and Ishmael is cast forth. A covenant is made with Abemelech regarding the well of Beersheba. Ch 22 - Abraham offers Isaac to be sacrifice, and the generations of Nahor to Rebeckah
Genesis 23			The death of Sarah and burial
Genesis 24			Abraham sends servant to get a wife for Isaac
Genesis 25	Jacob and Esau		Sons of Abraham by Keturah. Abraham dies at 175 years of age The generations of Ishmael. The birth of Esau and Jacob Esau sells his birthright.
Genesis 26	[Isaac]		Because of famine, Isaac goes to Gerar. God appears unto him at Beersheba and blesses him. Abimelech's covenant with him. Esau's wives.
Genesis 27			Isaac plans to bless Esau. Rebecca instructs Jacob how to steal the blessing. Esau threatens Jacob's life. Jacob flees to Laban
Genesis 28			Jacobs travels to Laban
Genesis 29			Jacob meet Rachel The marriage intrigue whereby he ends up marrying Leah and then Rachel because of Laban's deceit. Leah's bearing of Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah.
Genesis 30			Rachel gives Bilhah to Jacob who bears Dan and Naphtali Zilpah bears Gad and Asher Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah Rachel bears Joseph Jacobs changing relationships with Laban
Genesis 31			Jacob departs secretly from Laban. Rachel's theft of her father's gods. Laban's pursuit of Jacob and resulting covenant at Gaeed
Genesis 32-33			Jacobs vision. His encounter with Esau and deliverance. His encounter with and angel. His name change to Israel because he had power with God and men and prevailed. Jacob & Esau's meeting Jacob comes to succoth and buys a field to worship
Genesis 34			Dinah is defiled by a Shechem a son of Hamor the Hivite and the story of revenge by Jacob's sons.
Genesis 35			God sends Jacob to Bethel. His house is purged of idols. Benjamin is born. Rachel dies in childbirth Isaac's death at 180 years old.
Genesis 36			Esau moves his family from Canaan to Mt Seir Esau's heritage and geneologies.
Genesis 37	Joseph		Joseph is hated of his bretheren Joseph's two dreams Joseph is sold to Ishmaelites and taken to Egypt
Genesis 38	( )		Judah's marriage Judah takes wife for firstborn (and saga of Tamar) Son born of Tamar
Genesis 39			Joseph made servant of Potiphar When resists his Mistress's temptation he is falsely accused and sent to prison. Keeper of prison looks favorably on him
Genesis 40			Pharoah's butler and the baker put in prison Their dreams and Joseph's their interpretations Their restoral to Pharoah's house and the fulfillment of the dreams.
Genesis 41			Pharoah has two dreams The Butler tell of Josephs interpretations of dreams Joseph raised from prison and made second to Pharoah. Joseph prepares for the famine and has sons
Genesis 42-43			Jacob sends his sons into Egypt to buy corn They are imprisoned as spies, come before Joseph Required to return with youngest brother or have no more. Joseph makes feast for brethren
Genesis 44			Joseph's policy to hold Benjamin Judah's humble supplication to Joseph
Genesis 45			Joseph reveals himself to his brethren He comforts them He sends for his father
Genesis 46			Jacob is comforted and goes to Egypt The family is numbered Joseph meets them
Genesis 47			Joseph presented five of his brethren and his father to Pharoah. Pharoah gives them habitation and maintenance All the land now falls to Pharoah except the Priests for reason of the famine.
Genesis 48			Jacob rehearses God's promise to him in the ears of his sons. He blesses Joseph's sons.
Genesis 49			Jacob calls his sons together and give them their final charge with blessings and cursings. He charges them concerning his burial.
Genesis 50			Jacob dies at 110 years of age and is buried in the cave Machpelah with with his fathers. Joseph and his bretheren go to Caanan in mourning to do so. Upon return, his brethren beseech Joseph for mercy for their tresspass upon him. Joseph comforts them and promises their care. Joseph causes them to carry up his bones to the promised land after he dies.